voting rights by itself. that is true. the fbi has 13,000 special agents that makes them one-third the size of the new york city police department that has about 38,000 sworn officers. we are each responsible to one another for protecting this great democracy. the things he said today go right to that. public service, voting rights, integrity, fair elections, barb made the point earlier, he drew this together and wove it together because these are the things that we need to do in order to ensure the survival of this thing that we have. it was a good speech. it is exactly what i would expect from a attorney general. i would say in television speak, stay tuned. chuck rosenberg, you should be in my seat sometimes. thank you. one of themes that i think we re all hitting on here is the issue of accountability. that is where merrick garland decided to make this speech today, to pete s point, he was encouraged to do so by many who wanted to hear something from
paving the way for same-sex marriages, also in california, that whole prop 8 out the window. that was the ban. practically speaking, though, this is pretty confusing stuff, and it s been in the courts for a long time. and so, a lot of people out there aren t exactly sure just where do we stand as a nation when it comes to gay marriage. our senior legal analyst jeffrey toobin joins me live from the place it s all happening, scotus, better known as the supreme court of the united states. jeff toobin, i m going to ask you do a difficult thing in television speak, but basically break this down. the practical, the legal, the financial benefits now for same-sex couples after the decisions today. well, ashleigh, federal law gives all sorts of benefits to married people. you get to file a joint tax return. you get social security survivor s benefits. those are probably two of the best known. what today s decision said was gay people who are married in the states where it s legal in those 1